1. What are the dangers of congenital cataracts? Congenital cataracts should be treated early in the development of a child. If treated late, cataracts can cause amblyopia, which can have an impact on visual development. Congenital cataracts are a problem that we should pay special attention to, as it is hereditary and eugenics should be considered. This kind of amblyopia has the possibility of recovery if it is effectively treated before the age of 8, but it is more difficult to recover if it is older. Especially in some cataracts that occur in one eye, one eye is good and one eye is bad, and the other bad eye is particularly difficult to detect. One eye is good and can see clearly, so parents don’t care much about it. If it is not detected in the physical examination at school, it will cause extremely serious amblyopia, and after growing up, one eye may be able to see things, but the other eye basically can’t see anything. 2. How can congenital cataracts be detected and prevented early? The detection and prevention of congenital cataracts is actually a social problem that requires the cooperation of parents, society, the government, the education sector and especially the medical sector. Even so, there are many people who ignore this, especially when children are small and do not cooperate with the examination, which can have some impact on the detection. It is better to establish a developmental file for children and check their bodies through professional institutions, especially to check if the lens is normal, and to make relevant records and exclusion. 3.What are the symptoms and manifestations of congenital cataract? The most common is that parents can see that the pupil of the child has turned white, and the child does not open his eyes much. Generally, children will chase the light, but some children do not chase the light, and they do not respond even when parents take something to stimulate them. There is also a situation that outdoor children have photophobia, which means that the child’s eyes may have problems. Of course, many children with congenital cataracts have photophobia, and some children’s eyes have become slanted, which is often possible that the eyes have cataracts, so strabismus is also a symptom. 4.When is the best time for a child with cataract to have surgery? Early treatment of congenital cataract is the best. Within one year of birth, the child’s visual development is the fastest, especially within three months of birth, and in foreign countries it is reported that it is done seven days after birth. The most important thing for congenital cataract is early examination, early detection and early treatment, especially the amblyopia training in the future is also very important, the earlier the training, the better. 5.When is the best time to check a child’s congenital cataract? If parents find that the child has abnormalities, they should go to the hospital for examination. If they think that the child’s other development is still normal, the vision is also normal, and watching TV is still okay, parents should pay attention to observe, not all children need to go to the hospital for examination, parents should first check for the child themselves, block one eye to see if the other eye can see things clearly, and then after going to kindergarten, they can do some routine checkups. Once you think there is an abnormality in his eye development, try to go to the hospital as soon as possible to check, this is a problem that needs to be taken seriously. 6.Many parents are worried that if the child has surgery at such a young age, will it cause some other diseases? Generally, no, the surgery is more mature now. In addition, anesthesia is also safer now. However, surgery is after all a risk and there is a possibility of some complications. Children are more prone to inflammatory reactions and complications, which are specific issues that can be discussed with clinicians. These are some questions about cataract prevention and diagnosis. Although they are not very comprehensive, I hope that this Q&A format can help you understand more about cataracts. If there is anything else unclear about cataracts, please feel free to leave your comments or communicate through emails, thanks for your support!